Leandro Firmino (born June 23, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his role as drug lord

Li'l Zé Lil or LIL may refer to: Use as a short form of "little" Musicians *Lill Babs (1938–2018), Swedish musician *Lil B (born 1989), American rapper *Lil Baby (born 1994), American rapper *Lil Bibby (born 1994), American rapper *Lil Bitts (born 1 ...

in the Academy Award nominated film '' City of God''. He also had a main role in one episode of spin-off series ''

City of Men ''Cidade dos Homens'' (English title: ''City of Men'') is a Brazilian television show created by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, the directors of the film '' City of God''. The series was watched by 35 million viewers in Brazil and was rele ...

''. He played the role of Thiago in '' Trash'' with

Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, voice-actor and filmmaker. His accolades include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''The Secret Agent'' (2025), as well as a Golden Globe n ...

and

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. Firmino starred as Goitaca Chief in

Rodrigo Rodrigues Rodrigo Rodrigues is a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, theatre director, theatrical producer, film producer, set and costume designer, and author based in London, United Kingdom. Rodrigues developed a facial expression technique for actors that w ...

`s '' Goitaca'' with

Marlon Blue Marlon Blue Babic (born 19 May 1988) is an Austrian-born English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as ''Lion'', '' The Royals'', ''Episodes'', '' Fury'' and '' Goitaca''. Early life Marlon Blue was born in Vienna, Austria. Career ...

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Lady Francisco Lady Chuquer Volla Borelli de Bourbon (January 7, 1935 – May 25, 2019), also known as Lady Francisco, was a Brazilian actress and director. She appeared in 25 films and several TV soaps. Life Born in Belo Horizonte, to a father of Spanish, Ita ...

. He was cast as Gilmar in

Impuros ''Impuros'' is a Brazilian crime drama television series produced by The Walt Disney Company Latin America in association with Barry Company and directed by Tomás Portella and René Sampaio. The first season was released on October 19, 2018 on F ...

with

Rui Ricardo Dias Rui Ricardo Diaz (born December 9, 1978) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his role as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from ages 18 to 35 in Fábio Barreto's ''Lula, o filho do Brasil''. Career Diaz was born in Santa Maria do Sua� ...

and

Cyria Coentro Cyria Cristina Rocha Coentro (born April 14, 1966) is a Brazilian actress and presenter. She was known for participating in the telenovela '' Renascer'' (1993). She has performed in ''O Rei do Gado'' (1997) and other projects until being recogn ...

Filmography

* 2002 – '' City of God'' – "Li'l Zé" * 2002 – ''Mauzinha'' * 2003 – ''O Corneteiro Lopes'' * 2005 – '' Cafundó'' – Cirino * 2006 – ''Trair e Coçar É só Começar'' – Mechanic * 2007 – ''

O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo ''O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo'' ( Portuguese for ''The Man who Defied the Devil'') is a 2007 Brazilian comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films ...

'' – Zé Pretinho * 2012 – ''

As Aventuras de Agamenon, o Repórter ''Agamenon: The Film'' () is a 2012 Brazilian comedy film directed by Victor Lopes. It stars Marcelo Adnet, Luana Piovani, Fernanda Montenegro Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage nam ...

'' * 2012 – '' City of God - 10 Years Later''CITY OF GOD – 10 years later
/ref> – Himself * 2012 – ''No Olho da Rua'' * 2012 – '' Totalmente Inocentes'' – Algodão * 2014 – ''

Julio Sumiu ''Julio Sumiu'' is a 2014 Brazilian comedy film directed by Roberto Berliner based on the novel of the same name by Beto Silva. Cast * Lília Cabral as Edna * Carolina Dieckmann as Madá * Fiuk as Silvio * Augusto Madeira as J. Rui * Stepan N ...

'' * 2014 – '' Trash'' * 2021 – '' Goitaca'' * 2025 – ''Vale Tudo – Jarbas Galhardo''

Selected television

* 2015-2018 – ''

Magnifica 70 ''Magnifica 70'' is a 2015 Brazilian television drama aired on HBO Brasil, that ran for three series from 2015 to 2018. Set in 1970s Brazil, "a staid erotica censor falls in love with a film star, who reminds him of an obsessive love from the p ...

'' * 2018-2020 – ''

'' * 2019 – '' Órfãos da Terra'' * 2022 - '' El Presidente: The Corruption Game'' * 2025 - ''

Vale Tudo Vale Tudo or vale-tudo (; ), also known as No Holds Barred (NHB) in the United States, is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few Regulation of sport, rules. It became popular in Brazil during the 20th century and would eventua ...

Awards and nominations

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References

1978 births Living people Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male telenovela actors Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-actor-stub